Name: Capirotada Recipe
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cups water; 3 cups brown sugar; 2 cinnamon sticks; 2 cups butter; 2 white bread; ¼ tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ tsp ground nutmeg; ⅛ tsp ground cloves; 2 cups raisins; 2 cups peanuts; 1 lb sharp Cheddar cheese

Capirotada Recipe

How To Make Capirotada

This capirotada recipe serves a tasty Mexican bread pudding for an easy snack. It features raisins, peanuts, and cheese for a flavorful bite.

Prep: 35 mins

Cook: 45 mins

Total: 1 hr 20 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

3 cups water
3 cups brown sugar, divided
2 cinnamon sticks
2 cups butter, softened
2 white bread, loaves, sliced, toasted
¼ tsp ground cinnamon, or to taste
¼ tsp ground nutmeg, or to taste
⅛ tsp ground cloves, or to taste
2 cups raisins
2 cups peanuts
1 lb sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine water, 2 cups of brown sugar, and cinnamon sticks together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 15 minutes until sugar is dissolved and liquid has reduced into a syrup. Remove cinnamon sticks from syrup using a slotted spoon.
Spread butter onto each toasted bread slice. Make 1 layer of buttered bread in a deep casserole dish or oven-proof stockpot. Sprinkle cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves over bread layer. Sprinkle ¼ the raisins, ¼ the peanuts, ¼ the remaining brown sugar, and ¼ the Cheddar cheese over bread layer. Repeat layering with remaining ingredients. Pour cinnamon syrup over entire dish; cover with aluminum foil.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes until cooked through. Cool for 20 minutes before serving.
Serve and enjoy.